When I run SPECCTRA with a 0.01 mil grid it routes a 6x8 inch 
board in about a minute.

I think the Eagle autorouter needs a paradigm shift!

Cheerful regards,

Bob


On 5 Oct 2006 at 19:56, Vitaliy wrote:

> William Chops Westfield wrote:
> > Wow.  I'm not sure that running the EAGLE autorouter with that
> > fine a grid is good for it.  Too much opportunity to misbehave
> > in ways that you don't like. You might be happier letting it run
> > with a coarser grid, which (maybe) could have it leave more unrouted
> > tracks that need manual attention, but less "mis-behaving" tracks
> > that need to be manually modified.
> >
> > But I've never done a board the size of the one you're talking
> > about, so perhaps not...
> 
> The grid wasn't too fine -- 5 mils. I tried using 50 first, then set it to 5 
> to route the smaller traces, but the result looked worse.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Vitaliy 
> 
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